Danielle Ferland
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Danielle Ferland is an American
actress and singer.
.
She made her Broadway
debut at age 13 as Louise in Stephen Sondheim
's Sunday in the Park with George
(1984). She next appeared off-Broadway in Paradise! (1985). In 1987 she was the singing child star in Woody Allen's Radio Days
. She returned to Broadway, originating the role of Little Red Riding Hood
in the 1987 musical Into the Woods
. For her performance in Into the Woods she received the 1988 Theatre World Award
and also was nominated for the 1988 Drama Desk Award
, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.
Other credits include The Crucible
(1991), Fredrika in A Little Night Music
Lincoln Center Revival in 1991, Uncommon Women and Others
(1994), Tartuffe
at the Delacorte Theatre in 1999, A Year with Frog and Toad
(2003), Engaged (2004), She Stoops to Conquer
at the Irish Repertory Company in 2005, the concert and recording of the York Theatre
production of Summer of '42
(2006), Like Love, New York Music Festival, 2007 and All My Sons
(2008).
She teaches Master Classes; in 2009 she taught at the Boston Children's Theatre.
Narrated "A Mile In My Flip-Flops" Written by Melody Carlson. 2009 by Recorded Books, LLC www.recordedbooks.com
In 2011 she directed "A Year With Frog and Toad" with Boston Children's Theatre.
United States
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actress and singer.
Career
Ferland attended Bunnell High School in Stratford, CT from 1983–1987 and attended New York UniversityNew York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
She made her Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
debut at age 13 as Louise in Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for stage and film. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award...
's Sunday in the Park with George
Sunday in the Park with George
Sunday in the Park with George is a 1984 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical was inspired by the painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat...
(1984). She next appeared off-Broadway in Paradise! (1985). In 1987 she was the singing child star in Woody Allen's Radio Days
Radio Days
Radio Days is a 1987 comedy film directed by Woody Allen. The film looks back on an American family's life during the Golden Age of Radio using both music and memories to tell the story.-Plot:...
. She returned to Broadway, originating the role of Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood, also known as Little Red Cap, is a French fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. The story has been changed considerably in its history and subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings....
in the 1987 musical Into the Woods
Into the Woods
Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986, and premiered on Broadway in 1987. Bernadette Peters' performance as the Witch and Joanna Gleason's portrayal of the Baker's Wife brought acclaim...
. For her performance in Into the Woods she received the 1988 Theatre World Award
Theatre World Award
The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season, is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, either on Broadway or off-Broadway.-History:...
and also was nominated for the 1988 Drama Desk Award
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...
, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.
Other credits include The Crucible
The Crucible
The Crucible is a 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the US government blacklisted accused communists...
(1991), Fredrika in A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a literal English translation of the German name for Mozart's Serenade...
Lincoln Center Revival in 1991, Uncommon Women and Others
Uncommon Women and Others
Uncommon Women and Others , is the first play by noted 20th century American playwright Wendy Wasserstein.-1977 Off-Broadway debut:...
(1994), Tartuffe
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a comedy by Molière. It is one of his most famous plays.-History:Molière wrote Tartuffe in 1664...
at the Delacorte Theatre in 1999, A Year with Frog and Toad
A Year with Frog and Toad
A Year With Frog and Toad is a musical written by brothers Robert and Willie Reale , based on the Frog and Toad children's stories written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel...
(2003), Engaged (2004), She Stoops to Conquer
She Stoops to Conquer
She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by the Irish author Oliver Goldsmith, son of an Anglo-Irish vicar, first performed in London in 1773. The play is a great favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in Britain and the United States. It is one of the few plays from the 18th...
at the Irish Repertory Company in 2005, the concert and recording of the York Theatre
York Theatre
The York Theatre is an Off-Broadway theatre at 619 Lexington Avenue at the corner of 54th Street in the East Midtown section of Manhattan, New York City. It is dedicated to the production of new musicals and concert productions of forgotten musicals from the past. Each season consists of three or...
production of Summer of '42
Summer of '42
Summer of '42 is a 1971 American coming-of-age drama film based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman Raucher. It tells the story of how Raucher, in his early teens on his 1942 summer vacation on Nantucket Island, off the coast of New England, embarked on a one-sided romance with a woman, Dorothy,...
(2006), Like Love, New York Music Festival, 2007 and All My Sons
All My Sons
All My Sons is a 1947 play by Arthur Miller. The play was twice adapted for film; in 1948, and again in 1987.The play opened on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in New York City on January 29, 1947, closed on November 8, 1947 and ran for 328 performances...
(2008).
She teaches Master Classes; in 2009 she taught at the Boston Children's Theatre.
Narrated "A Mile In My Flip-Flops" Written by Melody Carlson. 2009 by Recorded Books, LLC www.recordedbooks.com
In 2011 she directed "A Year With Frog and Toad" with Boston Children's Theatre.
Personal life
She married Michael Goldstein ca. 2002; they have one son with another due in the Fall of 2009.External links
- Danielle Ferland at the Internet Broadway DatabaseInternet Broadway DatabaseThe Internet Broadway Database is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade association for the North American commercial theatre community....
- Internet Off-Broadway Database listing